the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
returning to a former state
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations
a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud
the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'
